| 单词 | waste-pipe |
| 释义 | > as lemmaswaste-pipe waste-pipe n. a pipe to carry off waste water or steam; also spec. a pipe for the drainage of effluent from sinks, baths, etc., in contrast to a soil-pipe. ΘΚΠ society > occupation and work > equipment > conveyor > [noun] > conduit, channel, or tube > pipe > to carry off waste waste-pipec1512 waste1587 waste-spout1668 the world > physical sensation > cleanness and dirtiness > sanitation > provision of sewers > [noun] > sewer > drain-pipe > for waste-water waste-pipe1946 c1512 Archaeologia 58 301 Boþe þe suspirel and þe waste pipe awoyde ther water in a gotir of breke. 1585 J. Higgins tr. Junius Nomenclator 362/1 Aqua caduca,..water that runneth ouer, or at the waste pipes or spowts of condut heads. 1712 J. James tr. A.-J. Dézallier d'Argenville Theory & Pract. Gardening 211 To empty the Bason entirely.., which is done by means of..a Waste-Pipe at the Bottom of it. 1876 W. P. Buchan Plumbing xiv. 90 When soil-pipes and waste-pipes are put up inside the house, great care should be taken that they are properly fitted up. 1877 T. H. Huxley Physiography 39 The steam which issues from the waste-pipe being cooled down by contact with the cold air. 1907 J. A. Hodges Elem. Photogr. (ed. 6) 35 To connect the waste pipe with nearest drain or gutter. 1946 E. Molloy Plumbing & Gas-fitting x. 221/2 For a waste pipe from a bath, sink, bidet, or lavatory basin discharging into a soil pipe from a water-closet, or a waste pipe from a slop sink, the Model By-laws specify ‘a suitable trap adequately secured against destruction of the water seal’. < as lemmas |
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